Hair mask - test subject no. 1.

We had a fun morning. Slimey, but fun.

I decided to do a hair mask. It's supposed to be healthy for your hair and give you long luscious locks, but really, I just like experimenting. Unfortunately, I didn't have the presence of mind to take a photo of myself during this process. (darn) So I decided to replicate the procedure on a test subject.

I found the recipe here.

Though I changed it up a little and used:

1 egg yolk

1 T olive oil

1/2 c water

This was based on a recipe I had seen several months ago but could not find again.

Anyways... Let the fun begin.

The stuff.

Test subject.

She was shockingly patient.

Kari kept asking me to do Mar's hair.

I did not, for obvious reasons.

About to rinse.

She thought she was the cat's pajama's getting her hair washed in the sink.

I know, you just can't stand all that charm.

The after. It looks lovely!! And exactly the same as before.

But it was lots of fun.

I think next time I'm going to try a make-up tutorial from toddlers and tiara's.

(fear not - twas a joke. I will never)

That's all for now.

 

Salt Art.

 I found this little gem this afternoon.

I am really curious though about how in the world someone came up with this. Like milking a cow... the first person who did that... what in the world were they thinking?!

Anyways... I found it here.

This is how it works...

Directions:
Have your child draw a picture with glue.

Then sprinkle the glue with salt.  We did this on top of a piece of cardboard, but a baking sheet will work well too.  

Next have your child take a paintbrush or a medicine dropper and drop colored water, one drop at a time onto the salt.

It took her a minute to learn that she couldn't "paint" with it.

She seemed to think it was nifty.

Mar got bored quickly.

When you touch the color to the salt it spreads only on the salt.

It wouldn't have been any fun at all if she didn't take some salt off the page and eat it.

This was fun, and the other blogger mentioned that it is only for fun. It won't last as it doesn't actually stick to the page. A good time was had by all, (well, Amara couldn't have cared less) and we will be doing this one again.

That's all for now.

Play dough

What better dough to play with than the cookie variety? None. Cookie dough is the best kind to play with, and by play with, I mean eat.

However, today we did not make cookie dough, we made good ole fashion play dough. The non-eating kind.

I was browsing Pinterest for things I can do/make with the girls without having to make a Walmart run. Let me tell you... it's limited. 

Here is the recipe I came across and decided to make it happen...

http://www.howdoesshe.com/perfect-stocking-stuffer/

Squishy Play Dough

1 cup flour

1 cup water

1/4 cup salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 Tbls. vegetable oil

food coloring (I used 4 drops)

Just dump all the ingredients into your pot and give them a good stir. 

Put your pot on the stove and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it forms into a ball.

As soon as it joins into one big glob, take it off the heat and dump it onto your counter or some wax paper.  Wait for it to cool, then knead it a few times until it is nice and soft.  This is where you have to use a little self control to let the kids have a turn too. :)

I did not put the food coloring in the pot as I wanted several colors but didn't want to make more than one batch. After it was "cooked" I separated it and added the food coloring. 

Next time I think I will add some peppermint oil to make it scented.

She started with yellow.

Great sensory play.

Being silly.

She glanced over at her sister and decided to mimic.

She was not impressed with the flavor.

At all.

But seriously... not a fan.

 I do believe this will become a regular event.

That's all for now.

 

Bath time.

She decided she needed an oatmeal bath.

Which led to a real bath.

She liked Kari's splashing.

I couldn't decide which of these to post.

Because she's so cute.

They're the best.

That's all for now.

Finger paints!

I was in the mood to make a mess today so we made some finger paints.

I found the recipe on this blog:

http://www.astheygrowup.com/2013/05/fun-with-finger-paint.html

The recipe being:

Finger Paint:

3 Tablespoons Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 cup corn starch

2 cups water

Combine ingredients in small saucepan. Warm until mixture thickens. Cool & Pour in containers.  Add food coloring to create desired colors.

 

 

She loved it.

Even got it her hair.

Kari was not a fan of getting dirty, but she eventually warmed up to it.

So cute.

Mar.

I was trying to get them to look up at me and the sun was in her eyes. Thus the face.

Kari's.

Amara's.

 

 

Kari's first, less adventurous one.

 

 

Fun was had by one and all. Wayne is out with the DTS and took my camera with him, so I used the iPod for today, but I'll plan my fun events a little better next time. 

That's all for now.

Fun with Keisha